Strange startup monitor layout

[lesthegrngo]

Hi again, another day another bizarre question!

I have (almost) resolved my monitor setup issues, and am back with the MFCD's, RWR, Helios displaying some stuff and now the CDU on an additional Monitor. The new improved issue is that when I start DCS, it will start only on the main monitor, with everything scaled from the extended desktop (2048 X 2960). I then have to either move the mouse to the task bar and left click, or CTRL ALT DEL, then cancel. When I do that, the main screen then does one of two things - it either shows the main screen as too short, ie there is a gap at the bottom of the main screen, or too long, so that it goes past the bottom of the screen, onto the additional monitors.

If I exit to desktop and restart,  it will do the the same, either too long or too short after starting scaled.

The main monitor is setup in monitorsetup.lua as 1920 X 1080, with the aspect ratio set as 1.77777778, and position X = 0 and y = 0.

It makes no sense that it is inconsistent if nothing else, and the fact that it does not go straight to the correct scaling is strange

Can anyone offer any explanation and fix?

Cheers 

Les

[Vinc_Vega]

Hi Les,

Within the 3Cameras.lua file is the following comment:

note about fullscreen :  directx  doesn't allow fullscreen applications with resolutions more than primary display can handle,
so multimonitor presets in DCS will fall back to windowed mode if fullscreen initialization failed  ( this info also will be printed to dcs.log)

Maybe you have to uncheck the fullscreen option for your setup?

 

Regards, Vinc

Edited December 22, 2022 by Vinc_Vega

[lesthegrngo]

As I mentioned before, you have sharp eyes! Let me give that a go

Les

[lesthegrngo]

Unfortunately that's not it; I tried it and it ended up displaying the screen with only the bottom right corner visible, although thankfully including the bit with the exit button

I'll keep trying the options to see if something changes

Les

[lesthegrngo]

I resolved it - it was an incorrect aspect ratio. The one required in the monitorsetup.lua file was correct but I'd used the same ratio in the game setup screen; once corrected it will start 'minimised' on the main monitor but then displays correctly once you click on the task bar

I think I had it in my head that it was automatically generated so it was probably what was there before on the 1 camera setting

Chewers

 

Les